Machine and method for manufacturing bolts



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MACHUIE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BOLTS E. R. FROST Filed 0012.22, 1932 6 Sheets-Sheet I'mvemtorV l fARl v7?. FROST Patented' N ov.' 12, 1935 momma ANDrME'rHon Fon MANU-A FACTUBIN G BOLTS Earl B. Frost, Timn, Ohio, assigner to The National Machinery Company, Timm-Ohio, a

corporation h19 Application October 22, 1932, Serial No. 639,054

'59 claims. (ci. 10-21) This 4invention relates to metal working and particularly to a machine and process for, manui'acturing bolts.

Bolts have heretofore The most desirable product, however, isobtained by upsetting the stock to form a head, and rolling the threads on the shank. psetting the headproduces a desirable metal flow and similarly the formation of the threads by rolling instead of cutting produces ilow lines in the metal conforming to the ex-v ternal contour sothat the rolled threads are considerably stronger than cut threads.

The principal object of' my invention isto pro` vide a novel automatic machine for heading or performing other" operations on blanks by means of a reciprocating slide, and in timed relation lto the operation ,oi the slide either pointing the ends of the blanks, rolling threads on the shrinks, or both pointing and threading.` 'f 5 The use of rolled threads has been limited by the fact that the rolling operation presses the metal outwardly about the same amount it is pressed inwardly. from the .diameter of the unthreaged stock, so that the resulting threads have a greater overall diameter than the shank of the again extruded through a portion of the rst extruded part to the pitch diameter of the desired threads, the unextruded end being upset in a sin- Y g`le blow to form a head. This methodY is Idisclosed in United States Patents No. 1,803,803, Aissued May 5, -1'931 and No. 1,829,397, issued October 27, 1931.

.When the stock isextrudedvto form the shank portions and thread receiving. portions of the blank the metal is caused to owllongitudinally, a slightly greater iiow occurring at the surface than at the center. As a consequence theend of the blank remote from the head becomes slightly concave if it is initially hat. This condition`is also produced or accentuated by a roll threading operation in which the surface of the stock is again caused to ilowlongitudinally more than the central portions.

been manufactured in.4 s a number of different ways.

To avoid the production of a concave end on the bolt it is desirable to perform an operation known as pointing in which the end of the blank remote from the head is formed with a convex end or alternatively a conical chamfer. This op- 5 eration is most conveniently performed before the threading in order lto avoid mutilating the end of the ythreads during the cutting `of the point. It is also vdesirable 'in most instances ,to

point the blank sufficiently so that it will remain 10,l

convex or chamfered after the completion of 'the threading operation in order to vfacilitate the entry of the bolt into the Vifo-operating Ascrew threaded member. I have discovered, however, that with the use of the extrusion process previl5 ously described it is impractical to point th'e blanks vbefore, extruding since the cut surface formed on the blank bythe pointing tool hinders the passage of the blank into the extrusion die and tends to cause sticking. Accordingly, one of the objects of my invention is to provide a method andvapparatus for continuously cutting off, heading, 'extrudingand pointing bolt blanks preparatory to roll threading which will permit the continuous 'production of headed and pointed. 25

. blanks in alsingl machine without losing control koi' the blanks and without interfering withfthe passageof the blanks into the extrusion dies.

The apparatus and method for pointing the blanks which vis one of the features of my invention is also generallyl applicableto any type of pressure machinery forperforming preliminary operations upon the blanks, such as a machine including a reciprocating slide operatingsoiely to trim the blanks, or a machine .for heading or operating upon the blanks in any way whether including the features and advantages of the extrusion process or not.v

I have also discovered an apparatusand process for ycontinuously roll threading the blanks` and 40 thereby producing completely headed, extruded,

pointing mechanism for vpointing each blank at the conclusions of the operations upon it by the slide, and means for presenting each blank to the roll threading mechanism at the conclusion of the pointing operation.

For certain types of work, however, the process and apparatus for threading the blanks which constitutes another of the features of my invennon may se'einbioyed ineenibinniien vwith the 'slide for acting upon-the blanh without the intermediate pointing operation. vSimilarly lthe roll threading feature'. -while particularly adapt- .able to a machineincluding a slide for heading,

trimming the blanks maybe used in combination with a slide for performing any preliminary operation upon the 'blank such as merely atrimmingoperation or aheading operalotion Vof any kind.

To carry out the general purpose of my invention I havefalso provided novel means for transferring the blanks from one stage to another to be'operated upon by the header slide,-

Il another novel apparatus for removing blanks from a reciprocating slide and presenting the sameto a pointing apparatus, and another novel arrangement for receiving blanks either directly Y I irrespective of the length vof the blank; adjustable means for picking blanks. of any length from the position` to which they are fed after being operated upon by the header slide, and transferringA a blank during each cycle of the machine either l to a station for gripping the blank and perform-4 I ng a pointing operation or some other operatio upon it, or to a for delivery to mech- "aniam for roll threading orotherwise operating uponthe blank, which means is also operable- 4o when used' te denver blanks-inn pointing ststion to discharge a pointed blank from the sta-.-

tion; means for operating rollthreading dies' drivenbyaheaderslidehavingashorterstroke' thanthedesiredstrokeofthethreadingdies:

l smimenns for presenting blanke to 'n penoi moving roll' threading diesin properpositionand timed relation to be operated upon by'said dies. Many other objects of. my invention relatingto details of construction and economies vof` manulofacture win appear hereinafter.

In the accompanyingfdrawings which illw trate a preferred embodiment of my invention:

Flgurelisatopplanviewofamachineem -bodying the `complete invention; 5l Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same:

Figures isa front' elevational view of the heading end extrusion dies, cut-oil' and. transfer Figures: isa top'plan view of the slide' .9 and operating parts;

Figure 5 is'a top plan view of the receptacle which receives-theblanks after the heading op- -erations and-holds the same to be seized bya transfer arm:

Figures inside eievetienniviewertheseme;

,Figure'Iis.anendvieiivoi'thesaiiie;' f

-Figureisasectionontbelinel-Ioflflg- Figure 9 is a top plan'view of the 'l0 for transferring` blanksv Vfrom the slide to the Y pointing apparatus" showing the transfer arm in full lines at one end of its stroke'andln dotted linesattheotherend;

Figure l0 is -aside view of the blank .holding lIl lieador the transfer arm;.

' Figure l1 is an enlarged top view'of the saine: .Figure 12 is a side elevational view; partly in section, of the pointing mechanism;

Figure 13 is a top plan view of the pointing mechanism; 5 Figure l14'is an enlarged detailed view ofthe i clamp for 'holding the blanks during the point ing operation;

Figure 15 is a detail sectional view ofthe elevating passage; l0

Figure 16 is a-top plan view of the roll threading mechanismsand transfer arm for feeding blanks to the dies;

Figure 17 is a view of a series'of blanks and'. a completed bolt illustrating A'che various steps'lli' of the process of my invention.

Referring to the drawings the machine-illustrated comprises a bed frame Il of heavy and rigid construction having 'its end formed in the usual manner as a die breast ii. A header slide 20 i1 is mounted in suitable guide-ways to. reciprof cate longitudinallyof the frame toward and. away from the die breastll'.. The-header slide iis preferably formed with anfoifset portion 'I3 terminating in a slide Il, the offset I8 passing25 i over and around the crankshaft I5.' A connecting rod ispivoted to the crank arm of the crankshaft and to the 'header slide Il 'as indicated to reciprocate the header slide in the usual man-.

` ner. -This arrangement of the header slide with 30 bearingson both sid of the crankshaft is par'-v ticularly desirable to obtain accurate alignment of the header tools and dies. The entire length of the 'slide iseffective te h old the slide in aligne, ment in the guide-way. At the same-time time 36 crankshaft is as close as possible to the die breast.

'reducingthestretch sure. The crankshaftV I5 'is mounted in suitable beerings'intheb'edframeIlandexte'nalstra'rlil versely across the machine.' One end of Acrankshaft is provided with suitable means for receiving power. VA countershaft Itis bythecrankshaftatthesamespeedas'thelattcr andinturn-drivesacamshaft I'lthroughl'ievel finali-suenan.` v

In the embodiment illustrated I have shown three different stations in the die-breast Il atwhich theblanks are operated upon header slide.' v'I'hesevare the dies Il, 2I'and Il,

with wnin as, u and :miennes-'w1 tively; by the headerslide,

The die 2l is an extrusion diefor' diameter of the maior portion'of the'blank, while vthe punch 2l merely operatesto press the'blank` Y into the die Il. The die 2|- is also an extrusion 55" die .for veirjzx'uding the 4of the shank, thevpunch u' headinstdoland operatinstopresstneblsnk lntothedieilandalsotoupsetthepreviomly-- uneximded portion te ferm a nena' 'nie diens' sof lis merely a holding die co-operating with the hollow trimming punch which trims theups'et heads,i ofthe bianksto the desired Pdmnal, form. It is to be understood, of course.v that any 'desired combination and types of punches' and/5 diesmaybeusedtheexampleilhistratedbeingl- -jmerelyapreferredarrangementforcarryflngout I tneextrudiagand heading process 'Y -ferred to.

' Rod or is fedjfromacontinuousjo rollorthelik'eintothemachine'llyaiiy'imitabletype offeedng i Since the construction of theselparts'is well-knownintbe Vari;Ihavenotshownthespecine"elementiija-lld operating means. Y'rae stock sis feiitniniig` nge stock gauge 28 (Figure l). A'cut-oiI arm 23 is ings in the dies 2| and 22.

arms 5 2 and- 53 are arranged to operate with. the

arranged to engage the stock, shear off blanks of the desired length and carry the same into align-4. mentwith the first die 20. Thearm 23 is pivoted to 'the frame as indicated atl 33. and is operated by a cam 3| engaging-*a roller 32, the cam 3| being mountedupon the camshaft I1. Duringeach cycle of the machine the/ann 2 3 is rocked by the cam 3| to shear olf a blank and carry the same into alignment with the die 2li during the time the header slide is retracted and then to return to its initial position to .re-

ceive another blank while the header slide is moved forwardly into engagement with the work. The. cut-oi mechanism may be of the type disclosed' in the patent of WilliamrL. Clouse, No. 1,256,028, April 26,I 1932 to which reference is made for'a more complete disclosure of the details of construction and operation of the cutoff arm.

The" transfer mechanism for carrying blanks from the die 20 tothe die 2| and from the die 2| to the die 22 consists generally of a frame 33 mounted on the top of the machine and carrying a vertically movable slide which in turncarries a horizontally movable slide. 'I'he frame 33 is formed with a `vertically disposed dovetailed guide-way 34 within which is slidably mounted a bearing member 35 having rigidlyconnected thereto a horizontally disposed dovetailed guideway 36. VA slide 31 is mounted in the g'uideway 36.

A rocker arm 38 is disposed transversely of the machine `at thetop behind the frame 33 and rigidly carries a lever arm 33 projecting through an opening in the frame 33 and havingl a pin 43 at its end slidably engaged `by lugs 4| projecting from the vertically sliding member 35. 'A

cam .42 on the camshaft I1 engages a roller 43 on"a lever 44. A link 45 is connected to the end.

ofthe lever 44 and to an-a`rm 4B carried on the end ofthe rocker shaft 33 so that the cam 42 y `produces an oscillation of the arm 33 during each rotation of the shaft I1. .This oscillation of the arm 33 produces a straight vertical reciprocation'of the slide 35 in the guide-wayl 33. A connecting link'41 is "pivoted to the. upper end ofthe cut-off arm 23 as indicated at 48 and has its opposite end pivotally connected to'the slide 31 as shown at 43. v By reason of this arrangcmcntrocking of the cut-off arm 23 producesV a straight horizontal reciprocation of the slide' 31 in its guideways 35. A pair of vdepending arms 53 and 5| are rigidly carried by theslide l. l31. 'Ihe arm 5l) is arranged so thatits 'inner face is flush,with the opening in the diev 23 when the arm 23 is at one end of its stroke and and flush with the opening in the die 2|.when the arm is at' the other end of its stroke. The arm 5| vis similarly arranged with respect to the open- A pair` ol' pivoted arms and 5| respectively. .Each arm 52 and 53 carries at its lower end ahardened wear plate 54 `having arecess to receive and hold a bolt blank. Each arm 52 and53 is` secured by a setsrew to an eccentric. pin on a` stud rotatably mounted inthe slide 31,so that the set screw may be"loosened and the stud rotated to adjust thearm vertically anddalign the holding recess with the die openings. An adjustable spring teiision member 55 normally holds each arm 52 and movement of the pivot arms toward the xed arms. The wear plates 54 on the arms 52 and 53 and the co-operatin'g straight surfaced wear plates 51 on the arms 5|) and 5|` are formed with. 5 beveled end surfaces as indicated at 58 to permit the arms to be forced open to snap over a blank. The blank holding recesses in the wear plates 54 permit the arms to be pressed apartl and snapv off a blank when withdrawn therefrom. If de- 10 sired, or if necessary from the path of movement of the slide 31, the arms 5|! and 5| may also be yieldably held in proper vertical position. n

In operation during each cycle of movement of the header slide the cut-off arm, as previously 15 explained, shears oi a'blank and carries it. in alignment with the die 20 while the header slide is retracted. 'During this movementthe slide 31 is caused to move laterally by the link 41 so that the arms 50 and 52 move from a position in ver- 20 tical alignment with the die 23 to a position inV vertical alignment with the' die 2| andthe arms 5| and 53 similarly move from the die 2| to the die 22. The roller 43 rides on the base circle f the cam 42 so that the slide 35remains in- 2'5 itslowermost position and the pairs of arms move direc'tly from the dies 23 and 2| into alignment with the dies 2| and 22 respectively. AAs

the parts reach their limit of motion inthis direction the header yslide again approaches the 30 dies and engages the various blanks to start their movement into the three dies 20, 2| and 22. At this time the cam 42 engages the roller 43, rocks the shaft 38 and causes the slide 35 to rise carrying with it ,the slide 31 and the pairs of 35 fingers 53, 52 and 5|, 53, the latter snapping off of the blanks previously held thereby and leaving the blanks inthe dies 2| and 22. As the header slide continues its forward movement to press the blanks into the 'dies and lperform vvthe 40 various operations upon the same the arm 23 moves to the left carrying withv it the'slide 31 which-is retained in-jits raised position in thel guideways 33 by the cam 42.` As the header slide recedes from the diebreast the cam 42 lowers V1.5 the slide 35 so that the pairs of fingers 5U, 52

and-5|, 53 move down into registration with the dies. 20 and 2| and. snap over blanks held therein. f

Suitable ejectors 53 are arranged tov eject the 5o 'blanks from thedies 2D, 2| and I22 in the usual 6| which" is oscillated by anarm E2 driven by a link 63. The link 63 is pivoted at its opposite end to an oscillating frame 64 whichreceives a cam on the crankshaft I5. The heading'pressure is received by adjustable-backstop 4|55 engaging 35 the levers 63 in 'alignment with the ejectors- 53.

The hollow trimming punch -25 presses .down over thejhead of the blank held in the die 22 and trims"the head to .a .hexagonal or the desired polygonal shape. The passage 65 within the 70 punch 25 receives 'thehead of each blank and retains the. blank during the next receding motion .of the header slide. On the forward motion the projecting end of -the shank 'of the blank last operated upon by the punch 25 engages the 75 .5?. hnmi'ss indicated at '1s to permit e '-4 b next blank heid in alignment witnthe die' zz and rst presses this latter blank down into the die 22. As the punch 25 continues itsl forward motion to engage the head of the blank held in 5 the die 22 the blank previously acted upon'v is forced'along through the passage 66; This passage 66 is hexagonal in shape so as to receive the heads of the blanks and permit the same to slide therethrough without turning axially. The

1li-passage B8 is curved as indicated in Figure 2 so that as the blanksare pressed through the trimming punch 25 they are causedto travel along the passage 66 and project upwardly head foremost through thetop of the header slide I2.

e '15. A receptacle'isprovided on the top of the header slide" I2 at the end of the passage 66 which is snownin detail in Figures 5, 6, 1 and e.l 'rms receptacle consists generally of a bracket 61 bolted to the top of the header slide l2 and in- 20 cluding a passage GBsemi-hexagonal'in shape, in 4alignment with the-end of -the passage 66' and open on its rearward side. The up'per portion of .the bracket 614s formed with a recess 69 on each side.of substantially rectangular shape leaving a 25 central tongue 10 projecting upwardly and an integral vertical rib 1I on the forward side. 4The tongue 16 is cut away to provide on its` rearward face a vertical iiat surface 12 arranged in continuation of thev forward fiat side of the passage it.' The passage Slis formed in cross section as shown in Figure 8 with three fiat surfaces 13, 14

and 15 tting the three fiat sides of one half' of -tongue -lofand extendv rearwardly past;

4the surface -12- a sufiiclent distance to accommodate theboltheads; The' plates 11- are retained in position by a. tension spring 1l of any suitable type extending through aligned apertures inthe plates "andthe tongue 1li. Theforward edges of therecesses Bladjacentthe rib 1|.are

swxnsinsmovementnfmepinte'e 11 about .me

' rih'1l. Ifha/'rearward edges of the plates'nfare with inwardly yProjecting lips Il) vwhich 1^ Y; rearwardly form the surface 12 a-suft distanceto'extend o 'ver the opposite cornf5 ers of a boltthead and with the surface 1 2. form' a channel for receiving land guiding a bolt head;

ell non .nu are formed on their rearward sides' wanedgesal manejen to permit the two plates 11 to'be wedged apart bya-member inserted ap'oi 4also positioned of plateau-similar tothe plates 11 are tbfldjlhtpiate "11 sbithat the plates 82 when Vswung outwardly also carry outwardly the plates" 111,-

H can swing outwardly without movingthe plates 82. .Il spring M exe 1 aligned apertures in the plates' Il.

centraltongue 1I in the same mannerv The rearward edges ofthe elw:

in the-[recesses 69 on'oppositev 'sidesof 'the tongue 'I IYbelow the' plates 1.1..

/ .of theillates Il is formed with a rabbeted upper edge a corresponding lower-edge onplateau nre formedwitn nps le menden; with.

thelips Il on' the plates 11.

a This receptacle provides a guiding'and holding :1; for the bolts in continuation of the pase sage extending up to the upper edge of the l tongue 1li. 'Ine entire has-itsrearward side open between the lips 16,(.ll-and l5 a 'sufficient distance 4to permit :e: e ofa bolt-shank while being enclosed suiiiclent to retain a bolt" head in position. The :we

of the next bolt. When the machine is operating to form holten: n certain length one of ule l bolts will intimately project upwardly through 15 e 68 so that its lower end is positioned between the lips 16 and itshead ispositioned bel tween the plates 82 or the plates 1 1. An arm. which will be described more in detail hereinafter, with a pair of gripping jaws iscaused to M approach the rearward side of vthe brazket 61, 1

lspread the plates 11 or the plates 82 apart and'.

grip the uppermost bolt about the 'shank immediately below the head. Whenthe adjustment of the machine is changed to form bolts of a dif- 25 ferent length, one of thebolts. regardless of theA 'number which maybe'housed within the passage 66. will intimately be positioned with its head gripped between either the plates tz or the plates 11 and with its lower end positioned between the 30 lips 18. It will be evident that the positiomof the .head of the uppermost bolt will vary depending upon the length of the bolts being formed by b the machine; ViYithcer-tainbolts it may occur that the head of the uppermost bolt in position 35.

to be'removed is engaged by the plates .11 and the head ofthe nextsucc'eeding bolt isengaged between the plates Il. Whenthe plates 11 are then to permitv the uppermost bolt to be gripped the plates 82 remain closed about Athe 4o head of the next bolt so as to prevent its being -released or being allowed to fall ormove'out of .position. When the head of the uppermost bolt in position to be removed comes. between the platesB2 ,orasshowninFlgure'l,atornearthe juncture between theplates. the spreading oit.l

the plates-82 alsospreads the plates 11sofasto fully release. the bolt.

transfer means for removing the` bolts from 4the e inthe bracket. and present- 50u ingthesametothepointingmechanismconsists of an arm 8l secured toa vertical shaft 8.1.journalled in a bracket It. The arm is provided -with a set screw `or other suitable meansl for J securing the same to thev shaft l1`at any desired 55 -fvertlcal position to align the end of the arm J with the 4upperxnostfbolt'in the receptacle formed by Lthe bracket i1, depending upon the length of the bolt being formed by the machine. .The

bracket Il as-shbwn in `Figure 9 is formed with 00 vopposed side plates il and .il serving as'stops to limit the swinging movement o f the arm IU. .The f l armisswungbymeansofalinkll securedto the topof the shaft .l1 and pivotaliy carrying Vai: its outer end a box 82.' A rod SI extends slidably 6d through-'the-box $2 and is pivoted to the slide I2v at 94 (Figure 1).-The rod-93 carries a pair ofcollars Il disposed onfoppositesidesfof the box 9 2 and a pair of springs 96 and l1.en.

fgaging the 'enum es and me bpx n nnd tending' 1o to hold the box 91. centered between the collars.

. lWhen the slide I2 movesl rearwardly the spring 91-presses the box 92 anlswings the arm l. tothe/left in Figjure9. arm Ul-" likewise swung in the same 'direction until it 15 e 66 is made ofalo 'nxed length andhouses a number of4 trimmed f bolts withthe end of each abutting the head agoaosa engages the stop 30 which positions thearm 03 at one extreme of its movementas. shown infull linesin Figure 9. Further rearward movement of fthe slide I2 compresses the spring 91 between its collar 36 and the box 32.

On the forward movement of the slide I2 the arm 06 remains in the position shown in full lines in Figure 9 until the v compression ofthe spring 91 is relieved and then Figure 9 it then remainsin that position during .the remainder of the forward stroke of the-slide |2 while" the spring 96 is compressed against the box 92. o A

'I'he arm 06 carries at its free end a head 98 v which is arrangedto remove the bolts from the` bracket 31. Thehead 98 carries a hollow arm 03 which slidably retains a bar |00 normally pressed outward by aspringil. Below .the arm 93 a pair of jaws |02- are pivoted to the head on -the vertical rods' |03-, Springs |04 normally urge the jaws toward each other while a stop |05 limits their movement in this direction. The outer ends of `the jaws |02 are formed with opposed recesses |06 arranged to pass over and grip f the shank'of a bolt. Theends of the jaws |02 are flared outwardly on the inner sides as shown at |01 to permit/'the jaws to be forced apart by a bolt shank'and pass over the same. 'I'he jaws are also flared outwardly on their outer sides as indicated at |03 to permit the jaws to ,enter between t'he opposed lips 80 or 33 on'the plates".

or 32 and'wedge the plates apart. The bar |00 is formedv with a -diagonal flat face |03 arranged substantially radially with respect to the center of the shaft 81 and designed to engage one of the ilat surfaces o! the head of the bolt when the jaws |02 grip the shank ofxthe bolt below the head and spread the plates 11 or ,32 as shownV in full lines in Figure 9. v

While the receptacle for receiving the blanks' are transferred by the arm 33 is shown in Figim 2, 12, 13 and. 14. vThis feature is Claimed inthe copending application of John H. Friedman, Serial No. 712,222, led February 20, 1934.

A bracket plate ||0 is secured to the side of the bed frame and is formed with a horizontal top ilange in alignmentwith the top of the bed frame. A motor ||2 is fastened to aninner bracket plate which is adjustably secured in position with respect to the bracket ||3 by bolts ||3 projecting through-slots m in tnebmcketj l lo,

.The spindle of the motor ||2 vis vertlcally and carries at its upper end a pointing tool VIII.` Apairofguiderbds IIIaresecur'edinthe plate at their lower ends and have their upper ends secured in a U-bracket IAII. A chuck H3 is formed with`bearings ||3 slidably iltting about the guide rods ||3 so that the chuck ||3 is veruemysuasbxeonmerods m. VArea maed- 'secured te tneenuex m by a set serew |23' and is arranged to reciprocate the chuck.A `The lower end of the rod |23 carries a pin |2|l tting in a slotfin one end ofv a bell crank lever |22. The lever |22 is pivoted to the. bed frame as indicated at |23 and carries at its'other end a roller |24 riding ons. cam |25 which is one of two cams adjustably bolted to the end of the l crankshaft l5 as shown in Figures l and 2. The roller |24 is retained in engagement with the cam |23 and the chuck H3 is normally held in l its raised position by a spring connected at any The cam |25 is formed with a 1g suitable point. o 4 relatively short base circle |26 and has its total lift from'the base circle divided into a relatively 4abrupt shoulder |21 a'nd a gradual lifting portion |28 extending through the major portion of the circumference of the cam. This arrangeu ment produces a relatively rapid downward movement of the chuck IIB when the roller |24 engages the shoulder |21 to enter the blank carried by the chuck into the opening in the tool ||3 and into engagement with the cutting knife |23, Q0 followed by a gradual downward movement of the chuck ||3 as the knife |29 properly cuts the end oi theblank.- When the pointing opera- 'tion is completed the roller |24 returns sharply to the base circle of the cam |25 lifting the chuck ||8 to its uppermost position.

The blanks are held during the pointing operation by a pair of gripping jaws |30 pivoted to the opposite sides of a tongue I3| integral with the chuck ||0 on a pin |32. The jaws |30 are 30 formed with projections |33 extending downwardly below the end of the tongue |3| and each formed with anangled recess |34 to grip two. opposite corners of a hexagonal bolt head. A pair of levers |33 are pivotally -mounted on pins al |36 carriedl by the chuck IIB and are apertured attheir lower ends to t over pins |31 projecting laterally outward from the jaws |30. The pins |31 .are formed with enlarged portions |33 adjacent the jaws |30 against `which the lower 40 ends of the levers |33 may abut. Springs |33 surround the pins |31 to normally exert a pressure on the jaws |30 tending to hold the same together A ber un. 1e edjustebly boned to the top of 45 -the U-fra'me ||1 by means ofa bolt |4| passing through a slot |42 in the bar |40 and carries at its lower end a cam |43'. The upper ends of the levers |33'are formed with iollower'portions |44 engaging the cam |43 and shaped to permit 50 spreading of the lower ends of the levers |33 'when the chuck ||3 is in its raised position and to force the. lower ends of the levers |33 together and into engagement with the enlarged portions |33 of the pins |31 when the 55 chuck ||3 is lowered. y

'I'his arrangement provides a yielding pressure from the springs |33 holding the jaws |33 together when the chuck is in its raised position. As the chuck is lowered the ends |44 of. the levers 00 |33 are forced apart by the cam |43 so that the lower ends of .the'levers |33 move together increasing the spring pressure on the'jaws |30 and ultimately engaging the enlarged portions |33 to rigidly clamp the jaws |30 together about a bolt 65 head. This arrangement is co-ordinated with the cam |23 so that when the chuck ||3 is in its raised position the jaws |30 may be easily spread to permit a bolt head to be inserted therebetween and resiliently As the roller |24 70 rides up on the shoulders |21 of the cam |23 and lbefore the end of thev bolt held by the jaws |33 reaches the cutting tool |20 the lower ends of the levers |33 are forced together to rigidlyA clamp the jaws |33 on the head of the blank held there- 73 by. A's'the chuck ||5 continues to descend while the roller |2I rides up on the portion I2! of the `cam the levers |55 continue to hold the bolt rigidly clamped betweenthe Jaws |55. When the chuck lllfreturns to its uppermost positionV the blank is again held only by the tension of the springs |35. A

'Ihe tongue lll is arranged substantially perl vpendil'zulartoararliusoi'thearedenned bythe :transfer ann l5 so that the e between thelower ends |33 of.- the jaws |35 is substantially tnsentialtothisarc. Binc'etheinclinedsurfgce |09 onthe bar |50 carried by the head 5 5 isar-l ranged substantially radially with respect to the shaft 51 it is evident that this inclined surface l is presented to the Jaws |25. substantially perpendicular to the e between the lower ends, |33 thereof. A blank held by the Jaws |52 after being removedfrom thein thebracket I: e

is held with ifs shank gripped by the inthe jaws |52 andone ilat side o f itshead in flat engagement with the mrface III on the barl |55. 'I'he arm l5 isthen swung on the next forward stroke of the header slide I2 from the position showninfulllinesinFigureQtotheposition shown in dotted lines. As the arm 55 approaches A the-limits of its movement toward the stop 55 thehead ofthe blank held by theiiaws |52 is forced inbetween the Jaws |25, the force for spreading f the jaws III and 'pressing the vboltinto podtlon beingapplied by the surface |55 on the bar Ill.

After each pointing operation the chuck ||5 returns to itsuppermost position holding the pointed blank between the jaws |25. As the arm l5 '|l2when the arm moves away from the chuck IIB. A In order to avoid any ty of a blank being held bythe 1aws-|l2 when 55 moves away from thechuck ||5 and returns to its .outermost position to receive another blank from the bracket 01 astripper is'mountedon'the Plate in the path of of thebolt blank, This stripper consists'of'anarm |45 pivoted to the bracket at l" and having a bifurcated hook shaped end Ill. A spring normslly holds the arm "51m position against the stop |55 while permitting the arm to be pressed backward awayi from the stop |55. The hooked bifurcated end I is formedwith outer surfaces |5| inclined across the are of movement of a bolt blank held by the jaws |52. Whenthe arm'v 55 moyestoward the chuck Ill 'carrying a blank .the blank -engages the inclined surfaces |5| and the arm |45 back out of the way. When esses ge on its movement from the chuck III if a. bolt blank should be retained inthe jaws |52' it sizrlk the hooked v '|52 andY is "Stripped out of the Jaws |02. hooked end is bifurcated to provide two vertically spaced hooked portions, one o'f which over and the other of'which the jaws |02.

After the bolts have been acted on by the pointing mand into the track |45 they are then to beconveyed-back tothe roll 'm Inordt to facilitate the threading feed oftheubolts to the roll threading die, it is desirable to velevate Vthe same'to the top of an inclined track and allow 'the-blanks'to' fall by aoaoss '.swingstowardthechucktoinsertanewblank gravity down to the roll threading dies.

Aingly,a vertical tube lilissecuredinthebracket.

plate and extends upwardly the distant-,eitisv desired to elevate 'the blanks. The tube internal diameter of suillcient sise to receive guide heads of the-blanks andis` provided with cutout |54 on one-side of suincient size tb permit bolt blanks te be passed laterally into the tube.` 'Ihis cut-out is of-substantial height in orderto. permittheheadsoftheblsnksto'enter at any )n point corresponding to the plane -at which they are discharged from thechuck -I Il'which is ad.-v justed in accordance with the length of the blanks.

`il sleeve |55 tube |55 and carries the traer lu. sleeve u provided with a eut- '1s tnemaenine. Below metenl er themer ul the 252- eut-outisnarrowedas indicatedat |51 soa's tobe lofjust suilleient width to permit the entrance inte tube lu ef e shank er a blank whufpre- -venting'the e of a head. It will befevident that the sleeve |55 maybe'adjusted to anyfdesired 3a level to accord with the position of'the chuck Ill and thatthe cut-outs' |54', |55 and |51 thenpermit entranceoftheblanksintothe tube |53 onlyat theendofthetraek |15. e l, v A vertically |55 is slidably 35, disposed withinthe tube |53 and has its upper end formed-with a cup-shaped reces |55 of asise shape to receive and center the pointed end `of 'a blank. The rod |55 extends 'downwardly within the bracket ||l and is formed at it's end o with a stud |55 for 1u-n with the forked end |5| of a lever |52. This lever is pivoted to the bed frame at |52 and carries 'a roller |54 engaging acam |55on the'end of the countershaft II. Spring means loted at'any suitable point-, retains therollenlll in engagement with the cam.

Within the tube |52 at a point spaced above "the cut-out |55 are a pair of 'springpressedf pawls |55 which are arranged to be f crcedout- 4wardly to permit theI head of a. blank to upwardly therebetween and then to snap inwardly and engage the under surface' of the head of a blank toprevent Ythe same from a gain1de j scending inthe The vertical stroke of the ro'd. |55 is suilicient 4s'o'that the-cupped 551.

end |55 in its lowermost position is below: -the top of the track |45 la greater distance'than 4 the length of the blank for which the .machine is,adjusted. As the blanks are pressed on to the track |45 out ofthe Jaws: Ill they hangthereon o with their heads in engagement and the entire series isV pressed along the track until one blank drops on' the end ofthe track |45 intothe tube |52. Theblank vi'alls in the tuberuntil its lower endrestsuponand'iscenteredbythe |55 of the rod |58, The rod |55 then rais forcingthel blankupwardly through the tube |55 until its the pawls |55. Therod |55 then descends in positionr to receive the next blank-forced inwardly from the track |55. 'm

The tube |53 extends vertically above thepawls |55 -to the desired height and then curves rearwardly and dvn At the point where -the series of blanks housed within the tube |55 reach fa nonmutaipmen the neuem ef-thetubegels:

upper end mi4 is cut out, as indicated at |61, a suflicient width to permit the passage of the shank but preventf ing the/passage of a head of a blank. When the, blanks forced upwardly throughl the Ytube reach this cut-out the'shank drops downwardly so that the blanks are again hung by the' under Vsides of their heads. Beyond this point the tube |53 merges into a track |66 which consists merely `of spaced rails engaging the under surface of the' 10 heads of the blanks. The track |68 extends downwardly at a substantial angle to provide a gravity feed of the blanks to the roll threading dies. When it is desired to utilize the roll threading feature of my invention without pointing the blanks the chuckll I6 may be fixed and the jaws |3|| used merely as strippers to remove the blanks from'the jaws |62, or asimpler form of stripper may be used without embodying the chuck in the machine. 'I'he roll threading dies are mounted at the rear end of the machine. The slide I4 which constitutes an extension ofthe slide I2 connectedy ,thereto by the offset portion I3 is cut away at its top on one side to provide room for the dies.v

A h'olding block |66 for one die is` set directly into the .side of the slide I4 and is adjustably mounted in the usual manner by means of screw elements |16. A die |1| is clamped in the holder |66 by clamps |12. The die |1| thereforereciprocates with the slide I4.

A cofoperating die holder |13 is slidably mounted on the bed frame adjacent and facing the holder |66. The holder |13 bears laterally against the bed frame on suitable bearing liners and downwardly against a bearing liner or filler block which also serves as a lateral bearing for the slide I4, and is retained in position by a top clamping plate |14. A die |15 is clamped in `the usual manner in the holder |13. The holder .|13 is reciprocated by a connecting rod |16 piv oted to the end of the holder at |11 and pivoted atits opposite. end to a walking beam |16. The beam |16 is journalled at |19 to the bed frame and has its opposite end connected by a link |66 to the slide |4. Preferably the pivot |19 for the walking beam |16 is offset slightly from the center so that the stroke of the holder |13 is less' than the stroke of the slide I4.

The threading dies |1| and |15 are ofthe usual type employed with threading machines in which one die -holder is stationary and the other reciprocates. The details of the dies themselves are well known in-the art and are therefore not shown.

'55 "me track se extends ldownwmny into the plane of the top of the die |16 and terminates immediately adjacent the position o! the end oi? theholder |16 when the holder is at, the end of its forward stroke. The track |66 at this point 'w consists of two raus m and m spaced apart to accommodate the shanks of the bolts while '70 tween of the saine size as the passage in the' track |66. A pair of track members |66 and |66 vare mounted on the holder |13. These members may conveniently be connected together at the bottom by a.U-member |61 so that the tops of the members |66 and |66 may serve as supports for theunder surface of a bolt head and the sides may engage the shank throughout'its' length to hold it in proper vertical position. The space between the members and |66 is positioned so as to be directly in alignment with the passage 5 |84 when the holder |13 is at theend of Vits forward stroke. If de sireda spring pawl |86 may be mounted on the extended end; |63 to yieldably hold the blanks from passing through the passage |64 until forced therethrough, and 10 similarly a springv pawl |69 may be mounted onthe lmember to yieldably hold a' blank in position between the members |65 and |66.

A pusher |66=is arranged to push bolts from the track |66 through the passage |64 and into 15 position between the members |65 and |66 when the holder 13 reaches the end of its forward stroke and these parts are in alignment. This pusher preferably includes upper and lower arms, one of which passes o ver the rail |62 to engage 20 the bolt head and the other of which passes under the rail |62 to engage the bolt shank. These arms are connected by a pin |9| which rides in the forked end 62 of a bell crank lever pivoted to the bed frame at |93. the bell crank lever is arranged to abut a projection |65 extending ,forwardly from the lend of the holder |13. By this arrangement as the holderv|13 approaches the limit ofits forward movement the extension engagesthe-end |94 30 of the bell crank lever and actuates the pusherY |96 to force the lowennost blank in the track |66 into position between the members|66 andA |66. A spring |96 retracts the pusher |96 so as' to clear the member |66 when the holder |16 35 starts on its rearward movement.

A bell crank lever |91 'is arranged to force the blanks out of position between the members |66 and |66 and into position between the roll threadv ing'dies when the holder |13 reaches the end of-q its rearward movement. .This lever |61 is'pivoted'to the holder |16'at |66 andhas a; hooked end |69 riding over the top of the members |66 and |66 to engage the head of a bolt positioned therein. The opposite end 266 of the bell crank 45 'lever |61 is provided with a roller. 26h riding'on a, cam 262 bolted to the' plate |14.

.ment the contour of the cam 262 allows the end 56 |66 of the b ell crank lever to force the blank out'v from between the members |65 and |66 and into position between the two roll threading dies |16" and I1|. The space between the dies is just sutil-- cient toaccommodate the shank of the bolt Aso 60 that the under surface of the head rides on the top surfaces of the dies. When-the holder |13 returns to its forward position the cam 262 forces the hook |96 out of the path oi' movement of the blanksfrom the track |66. g5 In order to-insure engagement of the blank with the thread rolling portions of the dies I1I and |16 at exactly the right'time a starting pusher 264 is arranged betweenthe dies and is formed with an end to abut against the blank throughfa substan- 7o tial portion of 4its length to position the blank firmly between the dies in the proper vertical position and at the correct time. 'This starting pusher 264 is actuated by a 'cam 266 bolted to the end of the crankshaft I6 asshown in Figure 2. 75

The opposite end |94 of 25 s roller-m engages tneodmm and is mounted on the end of a lever 251. the opplteend of` 'which is xed to a Shaft Ill. A'Spl'iilg` 2 holds the roller 206 in engagement with the cam of the lever 251 .under the iniiu ce of the cam 2li causes rocking of the shaft 2l An' 'arm Il secured to theshaft ZIIIl isepivoted to le extended end of the starting pusher 2M Vso that of the shaftL 208 reciprocates the 1 pusher lll `and presses the blank into position to be engagd by thezthreadin'g'portions dies and |15 at the proper time.

Suitable means are provided to eject the completely threaded blank from between the dies at of the the conclusion of the threading operation into an opening 2||I formed inthe slide 'I l and communicating with a passage 2|| through`lwhich the completed bolts are discharged. In the em- .bodiment shown o anger m ispivoted to the 2o holder .|13 and is normally held swung out of position betweenthedies by a spring ZIIL' A stop pin 2li mounted-on the plate |14 is arranged to engage the end of theflnger 2|! as the -holder '|13 reaches the end of its forward movement so that the iingerjs rocked against the tension of 4the spring 2li to kick the completed bolt out of pomtion between the dies and into the opening zu.

' The operation of my improved machine pro-` duces a completely headed, pointed and threaded bolt from `continuous stock at each revolution of the crankshaft. The various stages in the op- The chuck III descends and points the blank held thereby during each rearward stroke 'of the header slide while the arm 86 is receiving another blank from the bracket il. As each blank is pressed into the Jaws bythe arm Il the pre-V viously, pointed blank is forced on to the track and the'blank at the other end of the track |45 drops into the tube |53. IDuring the succeed-- ing rearward stroke of the headerlslide the rod elevates the blank dropped into the tube IIS-10 to the pawls |85 and advances all of .the blanks in the portion of the tube |53'above the'pawls sovthat thetopmostblank slides down the.

track |68. At the end of-each rearward stroke of the header'slide the lowermost blank in the 15 track |68 istransferred laterally into position between the members |85 and |86 carried on the end of the die -holder |13 which is.l then at the end of its forward stroke. At'the end ofthe forward stroke of the header slde and the rearward'go stroke of the die holder |13 the blank carried by the members |85 and |85 lsforced'in between the two threa.iiing'diesand |15 and is pressed rearwardlyv into engagement with the 'threading portions of the dies by the starting pusher lll. as f During Veacli'rearward stroke of the header slirle'A and forward 'stroke of the holder |13 the threads are `rolled vupon the portion ofthe blank which has been' extruded to the pitch diameter of the threads or the diameter c as shownin Figure l?. so

-Also at the end ofthe rearwardstroke of the iri'Flgure l?. Thestock S isdnitially of greater header slide the-completedbolt is ejected from y between thethreading` dies. Y o Although I have disclosed acomplete .specific embodiment-or my invention it into be undorstod ser eration arebest illustrated by the views of the series of blanks in proces of completion shown diameter than the desired nished diameter of the bolt Ashank and is cutoff into the selected lengths to form blanks 2|5 having a diameter a.

blank is first acted on by the co-operating die 2l and punch 2J to extrude the major portion of itsile'ngth to a smaller`diameter b leaving a part of 'the blank atz the original diameter a..

The blank is then acted'on by die 2| and punch .Il to-extrude a part of the end of the shank to a smaller diameter c leaving anotherpart at the` extruded diameter b and simultaneously to upset the previously unextruded portion to form a round i 4head IIC. V"Ihe blank is thenk held inV the-diej?! and forced through the hollow trimming punch 2l to trim the head to the formyof a finished .hexagonal or other 'suitable polygonal head-2H.

The trimmed'blanksare then can'ied by the chuck Il l into engagement with 'the pointing tool and the various transfers and eways are filled blanks, each of operations is performed. upon one blank during each revolution of the crankshaft. The blanks-are carried laterally -from the die 2l tothe die 2l and fromthe die 2| to the die 22 in the usualA manner employed in A cut and carry presses so that when Ythe header slide moves forwardly a blank is acted upon-iat each of these vdie stations, The transfer arm .i5 swings out over the header Aslide I2 and picks a blank from the bracket 61 at the end of each rearward'stroke of the header slide. I- During the forward stroke of theheader slide this armcarries the blank to the pointing. mechanism and A.placesit between 'thejaws IIB on the chuckll.'

and the roll threading mec employed together with any suitable type of head- 40.

-wise other forms of h'immlng thatthe various features thereof may be used in combination withdifferent specific types of constructions. For example, the pointing mecha jing slideor either of these mechanisms employed with the header slide without the other.V --Slmilarly with the pointing mechanismland/or the threading mechanism the header slide m'ay be constructed to v'carry out the combined heading 45 andextruding'" process as disclosed or' maybe. constructed simply to 4carryout any' conven- `tional 'heading process cig-merely a trimming 'or other similar operation upon the blank. Like-A or' headingdies which requirejno trimming may. be employed in which event the blanks may be ejected into a passageway formed in thebed frame instead of the passageway; formed inV .eventhe transfer arm or equivalent vmaybeA dies may header slide as illustrated. -In-this event. how- 55 may nevertheless .be employed. to remove 'the blanks Voneat a time from the receptacle which.

receives the blanks at' the end of'the passageway and transfer the illustrated or 4in any equivalent B imilarlywhen itis not desired to' utilize ltlie pointing' mechanism the blanks may be delivered directly same to the pointing chuck as 6o from. the `operations performed by thelieading slide to the roll threading mechanism which 65 bejlocated `as shown or in any. other convenient.`

' location to be driven'by the header' sudo'. Many other modincations and variations' or structural detajilsand arrangements'x of parts may beresorted vto without departing from-the scope of the 70 variousfeatur ofinvention as defined in thevfollowing claims. Y

1. In a machine of the class describedyin com-- bination, a bed frame. .a reciprocating slide mounted witin'n said bed frame. 7.5

Javaanse 9 carried by said slide andbed frame -arranged to actupon a blank to form a head thereon, one of said tools being hollow Aand being arranged to receive a headed blank therein ai'ter it has been acted upon, a passageway communicating .with said'hollow tool and arranged to receive a series oi blanks and guide the vsaine by said heads, a

pointing tool carried by said bed frame and 'blnation, a bed iframe, aV reciprocating slide mounted within said vbed frame, cooperating tools carried by said slide and bed frame arranged to Lming die. said slide having a passageway therein to receive trimmed blanks from said hollow trimming die, means to remove a blank from said'A passageway, and means for successively presenting the blanks removed from said passagewayl to 5 a pointing tool.

1. Ina. bon; making machine, in' combination,

a bed frame, 'a heading slide reciprocably mounted within said .bed frame, means for reciprocatingsaid heading slidel a plurality of co-operating dies- 10 and punches carried by said heading slide and bed f frame, means for feedingv elongated stockv and 'means for cutting oir lengths of said stock and presenting the same to the iirst'of said co-operating dies and punches, said dies and punches 15 including an extrusion die for reducing the diact vupon ablank, one of said tools being hollow ameter of the lengths of stock and means for and being arranged to receive aheaded blank therein after it has been acted upon, a' passageway communicating with said hollow tool and i arranged to receive'and guide -a series of blanks,

a tpointing tool carried bylsaid bedirame and means for gripping 4and removing blanks indibination.` a bed iframe, a reciprocating slide mounted in said bed frame, trimming tools carried by said slide and bed frame including a hollow trimming die and a cooperating member arranged to press headed'blanks through said hollow trim# -ming die and theheads thereof to polygonal term, a passageway communicating with. said hollow trimming die and arranged to receive the vblanks pressed therethrough and guide the same hollow trimming die andarranged. to

.'by said polygonal heads. pointing mechanism mounted Aon said bed frame, and means for in 4.V 1n n machine ofthe class described in'pdm; bination, a bed ji'rame, a reciprocating slide mounted in said bed trame, trimming tools carried 'by sind aude and bed -fmne including a. hnuow'- trimming vdie and cooperating member arranged to press headed blanks through said hollow trimminghie, a passageway communicatiniuvi said ve the blanks pressed therethrough, ,pointing mecha- `nism mounted on saidbed frame, and means for individually removing blanks fr om said :w

y and presenting to said pointingv mechanism, said .means actuated by.said

`slide and arranged to remove a blank from said v binaticmja reciprocating 'slide carrying a tool for acting upon a blank, 1means for holding a A blank'inposition turbe acted said tool,

said slide and winnings '.ror receiving a blank after `it hssbeen acted upon by 'said'tool, a second tolmonntedinailx'ed position vith respect 'to'said slide, and-means ar- A headedbihnxa s remmen; aude having s huitrams having a slideway a crankshaft journalledinsaidbedirameandextending across 15'. slideway,`a header slide driven by saidfl rangedtograsptheblanksandremovethesame -iromsaidpassagewaydnandpresei eachblankinturnto 6- Inaiboltmkln'smscmnea summum;

low trimming die arranged to coast with said hddingfdietctrimtheheadoi'ablankheld thereinandretantheblankwitbinssid trimhaidseccndtool.

.upsetting the lengths oi' stock to form headed blanks, 'a passageway in said machine for receiv- Q ing and guiding the headed and extruded blanks 20 after the samel liave been operated Aupon by said heading slide, said passageway having one end with the direction oi movement of said heading siide,fmeans for aligning the headed and extruded blanks with said end of 's'aid passageway 25 in such a manner that each movement of said' heading slide towards said dies forces a blank into saidpassageway, a pointing mechanism carried by said bed frame, and means operating in ,tim ed relation to said heading Vslide to remove 30 a' blank from vsaid passagewayduring each cycle of the movement of said heading slide and present the same to said pointing mechanism.

In a bolt making machine, abcd frame, a heading slide reciprocably mounted within said35 bed frame and carrying a series of punches, a

series'oi' dies mounted upon said bed frame for cti-operation with said punches, means for feeding elongated stock, means for cutting oi lengths of stock and presenting the same to the iirst of 40 said-co-operating dies and punches, means for A transferring' the lengths oi stock fromone' to another oi' said co-operating dies and punches.`

one of said dies being an extrusion die for reducing the diameter'oi the lengths of stock. said 45 pimches operating to upset said lengths to form headed blanks. and one of said punches being hollow to. receive therein the completed headed and extruded blank, a passageway in said heading slide communicating with said hollow punch, a 50 pointing mechanism mounted on saidbed frame, and means for removing blanks from said passageway and presenting the same to said pointing mec y 9. In a combined blank forming andthreading machiner 'a bed frame having a sladeway formedFJ therein, a crankshaft vjournalled in 'said bed 1 'frame and extending across. said'- slideway, a

' header slide driven by said crankshaft and having spacedbearing portions bearing in said'slide- 60 way on opposite sides of .the'crankshai t, a punch carried by one end of said header slide and arranged to co-operate. with a die mounted on said bed frame, a reciprocating roll die carried by said header slide on the opposite side of the crankshaft from said punch, a co-operatingrcll threading die mounted upon said bed frame, mensior feeding blanks to said punch and die and -means'for transferring'the blanks acted upony bysaid punchto said roll threading `dies without losingcontrol thereof.

iarnnmaenmeoftheclnssdescrbedabed crankshaft and'bearing in said slideway, said l slide having'an extension spanning said crankshaft and extending to the opposite side thereof,

feo-operating heading tools-carried by an end of co-operating roll threading die mounted on said extension of the header slide on the opposite side of said crankshaft from said heading tools. and

means for conveying blanks acted on by said heading tools to said co-operating roll threading -11.f In a machine of the class'described, a bed frame having a Aslideway therein, acrankshaft joui-nailed -in said "bed .frame and extending reciprocating header slide in'said bed frame, co-v operating heading .tools mounted on said slide 'across said slideway, a' header slide driven by said crankshaft in vsaid slideway, said slide having an extension spanning said crank'- shaft and extending to the oppomte side thereof,

lio-operating heading tools carried by an'end of u indd heading slide and by said bed frame, d m11 threadingdie mounted on saidbedframe and a rio-operating roll threading die mounted on said extension oi' the header slide on the opposite side of said t from said heading tools, and means for conveying blanks acted on by said heading tools to said cooperating roll threading -said punch and die.'

dies, said means operating in timed relation to4 said heading slide to present a blank to' said threading dies during-each cycle of the operation of said header slide producing a completely headed blank. y

12. In a combined blank forming and threading machine, a bed frame, a reciprocating heading slide mounted'in said 4bed/frame, 'a punchY mounted on an end oi. said slide and a co-operating die carried by said bed -trame. a .reciprocating roll threading die mounted upon a. side of said header. slide, a co-operating roll threading die mounted on said bed frame, and means fortrans- -ierring the blanks acted upon bysaid punch a'nd consecutive order'to said tools to be acted on thereby, a pointing mechanism ilxed with respect vto said slide, means for presenting the blanks acted onV by said tools `to said pointing mecha-45 diete said roll threading dies inthe same consecutive order inwhich they areacted upon by 13. In aboltmaking machine, a bed frame-,a reciprocating heading slide mounted in said bed frame, a punchv mounted on an end o f said slide and a co-operating die carried by said bed trame,

. a reciprocating'roll threading die mounted upon a side'f of said header slide, a co-operating roll "threading die 'slidably mounted upon said bed frame and driven by saidheader slide in the opposite direction, and' means yiorftransiferririgthe blanksacted upon by said punch anddiev t0 said rollthreadingjdies.j 14. In'a boltmaking'machine, a bed frame, a I reciprocating headerv slide moimted in said bed frame, a punch mounted on said slide and a co-4 operating die by said bed fume, a. mii

die mounted upon saidI slide, a yoperatingrollthreadingdiemiountedkinsaidbed frame, means for blanks to and die and means forlpresenting the blanks acted onjthereby'to said'roll dies in -1jthesameconsecntive order in which 'areacteduponbysaidpunch isgrnd' bnn; indemne a' bed mime, a reciprocating. header slide' mounted in said bed Y frame,va punch carried ai-co# die said-bed trame, a" roll threading die carriedby saidslide, a co-operating Y roll threading die on said bed frame.y

l means to Vsaid punchand die'and means for presenting av blankactedlonj: by ldie toasaid roll die during each cycle of kthe movement `of said slide.-

16,'In a boltmaking machine, -a. bed frame, a n

reciprocating header slide in said bed frame. co-l operating heading tools mounted on said slide and bed frame and operable to head a blank, a' pair of reciprocating roll threading dies driven by diesduring each cycle of the movement of said slide'in position to be acted on thereby during a rearward movementjof the-slide.

'17., In a bolt -`making machine, a -bed frame, a

and bed lfrafrne' and operable to head a blank, a

. roll threading die mounted'on said slide,A a co.-

operating roll threading die mounted. on said bed 20 frame, means for presenting blanks to said headerftools to beheaded during-the Iorward movement of said slide, and means for presenting j the'blanks headed vb'y-said tools to said roll threading dies to be ac`ted'on thereby during rearward movement oi' said slide. K

18,. In a bolt making machine, a bed frame, a header Aslide in said bed frame, co-operating heading tools on said slide and bed frame, a' roll threading'die carried Aby, saidslide, a co-operat- 30 ing' 1'011 threading die Slidably mounted in Said bed frame. andreciprocating inthe opposite d irection to said rst die, means' for presenting blanks to said tools to ibe'headed, and means for presentingthe blanks headed by said tools to 35 .said roll threading-diesA A 19. In arbolt making machine, a bedrframe, Y a reciprocating slide therein, a pair of Y roll l threading dies, means for actuating said slide and threading dies, co-operati'ng tools on said'slide 40 and hedframe. means for presenting blanks in rocaiing chuck .actuated n timed relaciona 55 aid crankshaft for presenting n blank to said pointing mechanism duringeach revolution of said crankshaft, a pair of relatively reciprocating roll threading dies driven by said crankshaft,

and means operatlng in timed relation to said Bo crankshaft for presenting the blanks pointed said pointing mechanismto said roll threading dies.

'21'. amachine of the c i described, a

transf mechanism foiheaded b compris- 65 ing a conduit arranged to receive and guide the f heads of a'series of blanks disposed longitudinelly therein, a receptacle communicating with said conduitand having an open side to permit' the passage therethrough of the shank of a blankl'l` while retainingthe head, means at least vly encircling 'the heads of blanks. positioned in said receptacle and retaining-the same, said means being yieldahle to permit spreading thereof toform an wide enough'to pass v'the 75:y

head of a blank in alignment with said open side.

22. Means' for transferring headed blanks comprising a conduit-to`receive andguide a series 5-oi blanks, a receptacle communicating with said conduit including two longitudinally arranged.

,l conduit including two longitudinally arranged` pairs 'of plates 'at least partially encircling the Cheads 'of blanks positioned in said receptacle to go guide the same, each of said pairs `of plates being mounted for spreading movement to permit the lateral passage of a blank therethrough, and

means connecting said plates' arranged to force one pair open when the other is spread and perg5 mitting independent opening of said other pair. 24. In amachineoi the class described, a bed "frame carrying a plurality of aligned dies,ga re-l lcip'rocating header slide having a punch. cooperating with each die, means for feeding elon- 'gated stock, an oscillating cut-off arm pivoted to said bed frame, and arranged to cut off lengths of stock and carry the same-to theiirst die, a

lvertical guideway mounted on said bed frame having a carriage slidable therein and carrying 35 a horizontal'guideway, a transfer slide-movable in. said horizontal guide'way having means for carrying blanks from one die vto another, means connecting said cut-oil? arm tosaid transfer slide,

a cam 'for oscillating said cut-oi! arm, and asec-V 0 Jond cam for reciprocating said carriage in its guideway.-

25. Means fornansfemng blanks lhaving polygonallheads comprising a transfer arm having a pair of spring fingers to grip a blank be- 45 low the head, and a member positioned above theflats of a polygonal blank head;

2 6. ,Means for transferring blanks having polygona'l heads comprising a transfer 'armdiaving said nngers having a iiat face to engage onel of ay pair of spring nger's to grip a blank- I below y l the head, and a member positioned above said fingers having a'f'lat face to engage oneof the flats of a polygonal blank head, and means for receiving blanks from said transfer arm includ- 55 ing members formed to'receive the head of .a

blank and hold`the same during withdrawal of said transfer,arm.

27. In a `machine -for making bolts, in combination, a bed frame, .a reciprocating slide" mounted within said b ed iframe.v co-operating tools carried by'said slide and bed frame'ar 'ranged to det upona blank, 'a w s: eway in'said machine arranged to receive insuccession the blanksacteduponby said tools.saidreciproeating slide being arranged to press blanks acted.'-

, upon -by saidtools'into said eway in the direction of the reclprocation of said slide, said passageway being arranged to guide and positivelyretain the same'in thesucce'ssiv'e '7a orderinwhichtheyareacteduponbysaidtools,

'a pointing mechanism carried by-said bed frame and means for grasping an individual blank from said passageway in order and presenting the sametosaidpointingmechanismintimedrelation to the operation of said reciprocating slide.

ans for transferring headed blanks coms 28.`In a machine/'for making bolts-in combination, a bed frame, a reciprocating slide mounted within said bed. frame, co-operating tools carried by said slide and bed frame arranged to act upon a blankI to form a polygonal 5 lhead thereon, a passageway arranged to receive blanks acted' upon by said tools and constructed to t the polygonal heads ofthe blanks vand l thereby guide the same, said reciprocating slide being arranged to press blanks acted upon by 10 said tools .into said passageway in succession, Va. pointing'mechanism carried by said bed frame and means for` successively gripping the heads of the blanks delivered by said passageway and presenting the ends thereof to said pointing mechanism. l f

29. In a bolt makingmachine, a bed frame, a heading slide reciprocablymounted within said bed frame and carrying a series of punches, a series of dies mounted upon said bed frameffor cri-operation with said punches, means for feeding elongatedstock, means for cutting oi lengths of stock and presenting the same totheifirst of said co-operating dies and punches, means for transferring the lengths of stock vfrom one to another of said co-operating dies and punches, said punches operating to upset said lengths ofV stock to form headed blanks, said header slide being formed with an vopening to receive the A blanks operated upon by said punches and dies as said header slide approaches said series of dies, a passageway in said heading slide communcating with said opening and receiving and guiding a series of blanks, a pointing mechanism mounted on said bed'frame, and means for re- 35 moving blanks from said passagewayl and successively' presenting the same to said pointing mechanism. z j A 30. In a machine of the classdescribed, -abed frame havingA a slideway formed therein, a crankshaft journalled in said bed frame and extending across said slideway. a header slide driven by said crankshaft'and having opposed bearing portions .bearing in said slideway on opposite sides of thecranksbaft, a punch carried by one end of said 'header sus@ and arranged to izo-operate with a operating roll threading die mounted on said bed 5f', frame, and means for transferring blanks acted upon by said punch into position to be acted upon bysaid rollthreadingdies. E

31. In a bolt'making machine, a' bed frame, a reciprocating heading slide mounted in said bed frame, a punch mounted 'on anend of said slide and a cooperating-die carried byV said bed frame.

a reciprocating roll threading die mounted upon a side ofsaid header. a. cooperating roll threading. die mounted on said bed frame, and means f or transferring A blanks acted upon by said punch and said rst mentioned die to saidl roll threading dies. v s l 32. aboli: making-machine. a bed framefa reciprocating heading slide mounted in said bed /35 frame. a punch mounted on an end of said slide and a cooperating die carried by said bed'frame,

a 'reci-roll threading die mounted upon a side' of said header slide, a oo-operating roll threading die slidably mounted upon said Vbed frame. and'driven by said header slide in the oppodtc direction. and means for transferring Vblanks acted upon by said punch and said rst;

mentioned die into position to be acted upon yby saidrollthreadingdies'.' '7 5 reciprocating header slide mounted in said bed 5 trame, apunch' mounted on said slide and a cooperating die' carried by said bed frame, a reciprocating roll threading die mounted uponsaid slide, a co-operating roll threading/die mounted on said bed frame, and means for presenting the :blank's'acted upon by saidfpunch and said first mentioned die to said roll threading dies.

34. Inda -bolt making machine, a bed frame, a

f' rcciprocatingslide. co-acting tools carried bysaid slide and said bed i'rame'to act upon bolt blanks,

. means for successively presenting bolt blanksto lsaid tools, a roll threadingdie carried by, said s Aslide and a co-operating roll threading die ca rried bysaid bed frame and means for presenting belt blanks'acted upon by said tools to said roll threading d ies-I said means and dies 'ar- 'a ranged in such a manner that when said slide moves; in one direction said tools ac t upon a blank land when said slide moves in the opposite direction said roll threading dies act upon a blank.

.35. In a machine of class described, a bedframe, a reciprocating header slide mounted in said'bed frame. co-operating tools carried by an end of said header-slide and by said bedframe for upsetting lengths of stock and producing blanks having heads andA shanks, a reciprocating roll threading die mounted on said header. `slide, a co-s operating roll threading die mounted on said bed i'rame, and means ior transferring the headed blanks a'ed upon by seid mois to sind dies and means for positioning'said blanks between said dies to-roll threads on the shanks thereof. e

36. In a bolt making machine, a bed frame, a reciprocating header slide. mounted in .said bed frame, aA punch carried by said slide and a oo#v operating die mounted in said bed frame, a roll ,threading die carried' by said slide, a co-operating .roll'threading die mounted onsaid bed'frame,

means ioi presenting blanks to said punch and l die and means for transferring and presenting a blank. acted upon by said punch and die to said rollthreading diesduring each portion of the movement of said slide resulting in the cumple-y tion of theoperation on a blank by saidv punch v and co-operating die.

' 3'1. Ina'boltrnaklng machine, abedframe, a'

vreciprocating slide therein, a pair of roll threading dies, one of which is driven by said slide, means for 'actuating said 'slide' and threading die, co-

operating tools on said slideand bed frame, means `for presenting blanks inv consecutive order -to said Atools to be acted upon thereby, a pointing mechamsm, means for presenting .the blanks acted upon b said tcols tosaid pointing mechanism in thef shaping mechanismincluding a bed frame, u resame consecutive order and means for prenting vthepointedblankstosaidrollthreadingdiesin e A by their heads arranged to receive blanks from I said conduit and-guidethe same to the second 60 the same consecutive order;

38; A bolt making machine comprising a blank ciprocating slide therein, co-operating tools on said 'slide and bed frame Yarranged vto-'act upon blanks when said slide moves in cnc direction,

means for presenting blanks to s'aid tools to be acted upon thereby, a pair of roll .threadingdiea' one of which is driven 'by said slidearranged to Y. roll a thread upon a blank whensaid' slide moves in the other direction, a. pointing mechanism operatively connected to rst mechanism, means for presenting the blanks acted upon by said tools to said pointing mechanism toV point the Shanks thereof, and mea'ns for presenting the pointed b lanks to said roll threading dies to roll threadsontheshanksthereofin thesameorder 44. In combination, apair of mechanisms 4in which the blanksare acted upon by said tools.

'39. :In a bolt making machine, in combination, a bed frame', a heading slide reciprocably'm'ounted within said .bed.irame, means for reciprocating said heading slide, a plurality of lco-operating dies 5 and punches carried by said heading slide and bed frame, means' for feeding elongatedstock and means for cutting oi! lengths of. said stock and presenting thesame to the r'st oi' said o o-loperating dies and punches. said dies and punches in- 10 cludin an extrlicn die' for reducing thediameter gt the lengths' of stock and means iorupsetting the lengths of stock to formheaded blanks, a pointing mechanism carried by said bed frame, a

roll threading die mounted on said heading slide 15 and-a co-operatin'g roll threading ldie mounted.

' on said-bed' frame, means for. transferring the headed-and extruded blanks'acted upon by said tools and punches to said pointing mechanism to j point the Shanks thereof, and means for trans- 20 Y ferring the pointed blanks to said roll threading dies'and presenting the same to saiddies in posiabn te rou threads on the extruded 'and pointed shanksofsaidb1anks. Y

40. In a machine of the class described, abed 25 frame having a d ie breast, a reciprocating slide f mounted in said bed frame and movable toward and away from. said die breast-, cooperating tools carried by said slide and-die breast arranged to act upon blanks, and said slide being formed with- 3o a passageway arranged to receive the blanks acted y A .upon by said tools and formed to guide a series of the blanks, said emerging from said slide at a point above `the level of said' tools.

1 741. In-a machine .of the class described, a re- 35 ciprocating slide i'or worng blanksfhaving a passageway beginning at its working face arranged to receive and guide ase'riesof blanks acted on by said slide and emerging through the upper'suri'acel of said slide. 40

A bolt making machine comprising, a bed frame, a reciprocatingslide therein, co-operating A tools 'on said slide and bed frame,...a pointing mechanism, means for`preaenting blanks to said co-operating-tools to be acted on thereby/and 45 means forpresenting said blanks to'said pointing 'tool in the same consecutive order'inwhich said blanks are acted on, cooperatingroll threading y dies, means to present'the blanks to the said rali threading di in thesame consecutive order 50 in which' said blanks are'pointed.

43. AIn combination, threemechanisms for acting upon blanks, .means for feeding a` series of Vblanks to the rst 'oi' said mechanisms, a conduit Y arranged to receive and Aguide -headed' blanks 55 in longitudinal head-to-tail relationship, means( J for ejecting ,blanks from said rst mechanism inte said conduise track for suspending blanks of said mechanisms, and a second conduit for "receiving and guiding headed blanksA ejected from head-to-tail relationship, and meansY for slidably blanks by their heads connecting said conduit. with the other of said mechanisms and arranged to receive blanks i'romsaid conduitin 75 `the same to said apparatus.

acariens sequence, support the same by their heads, and

guide said blanksfto said other-mechanism.

A45. In combination, vco`operating tools for acting upon blanks, means for feeding blanks to said tools, apparatusior performing other operations upon headed blanks, a conduit, means for feeding headed blanks acted upon by said tools into said conduit longitudinally with 'the head of each blank arranged adjacent the end of the shank oi' another blank, and means for suspending blanl by their heads arranged to receive headed blanks from said conduit in sequence and 46. A bolt making machine comprising a reciprocatingheader slide, a crank shaft to actuate said slide, a roll threading mechanism, said mechanism actuated by saidcrank shaft, 'means to convey blanks acted upon by said header slide and present said blanks to said mechanism in the same Iconsecutive order in which they are acted upon by the header slide. f

` -47. In a bolt making machine,.a bed frame, a

reciprocating slide therein, a pair of roll threading dies, means for actuating said slide and threading dies;co-operating"tools on -said slide and be'd frame, means forpresenting blanks in consecutive order. to said tools to be actedupon thereby, a pointing mechanism xed with respect .to said slide, means for `presenting the blanks acted upon-by said tools to said pointing mechanism in the same consecutive order and means for presenting the pointed blanks to said roll threading dies in the same consecutive order.y

48. 'The method of making a series of bolts froml a length of stock material which'comprises, shearing blanks fromthe stock, extruding a portion of the blanks and upsetting Va-head on the blanks, pointing the blanks in the same consecutive order in which they :are extruded and upset and roll threading the extruded. portion in the' same order, as they are pointed.

49.1-'rne method cr :ticking c series of bolts from a length of stock'material which comprises shearingblanks from'the stock material, work- `ing the blanks to forma head and shank por-- tion, pointing the blanks in the same consecutive order in which they are worked and roll -threading the blanks in the same consecutive orderas they'aneworked and pointed. '50, The method of making a series from the stock material, delivering the 'blanks from: the shearing, extruding and upsetting operation in vertical position andin the same con'- secutive order as extruded and upset, pointing the`blanks'in this order and position and rolling threads upon theblanks in the same order.

51. The methodof fabricating a series of bolts` comprising, feeding a` length of stock horizontally intoa machine, shearing and working blanks from the stock in al horizontal position, ejecting the.

worked blanks horizontally, turning the ejected blanks to a vertical position and delivering the blanks to a pointer in the vertical position and in the same consecutive orderas-worked, pointing the blanksv and conducting the bflanks to a -roll Athreadex, presenting the blanks to the roll threader in' ai vertical pnsitionand inthe same order as.

worked andv'pointed.h Y

' 52.'In combination,- mechaism'for trimming the heads and extruding and pointing the shanks of headed bolt blanks, a pair of roll-threading 'dies for rolling threads ontherextruded'shanksof the blanks, and means for automatically se guide f 'b'clts' rom a length of stock material whichcomprises the shearing, extruding and upsettingv of blanks quentially iransl'erring the extruded and pointed blanks from' said mechanism to -a starting position between said roll threading dies including. a len'gth of track for suspending the blanks by their heads, Said length 0I track being 5 inclined downwardly at a sufficient angle to feed blanks therealong by gravity, and said track length during normal operationof said machine being but partially lled with blanks whereby to provide a variable storage of blanks between siaid l0- mechanism and said dies without losing control of the blanks; y

A53. In combination, mechanism for working bolt blanks, a pair of4 roll threading dies for rolling threads on the worked blanks, means for auto- 15 matically sequentially transferring the worked blanks from said mechanism to a starting position between said roll threading dies including a length cf track for suspending tneiblcnks by their heads, said length of track being inclined down- 20 wardly at a sufficient angle to feed blanks therel' alongby gravity, and said track during normal operation cf said machine being but partially iilled with blanks whereby to 'provide avariable storageof lblanks between said y)mechanism and 25 said dies without losing control of the blanks.

54. 'Apair of mechanisms to perform different fabricating operations upon bolt blanks, means to feed the blanks to the first of said mechanisms in sequence, meanslfor automatically transferring 30 blanks worked in said rstmechanism to said second mechanism in the same successive order comprising a blank conductor having an upwardly inclined portion and a downwardly inclined'portion joined to said rst portion, means operative- 35 the extruded shanks of the blanks, means for tc c stcrtingpcsiticn between scid vm11 threading 5 0 dies including a length of track'for the blanks by their heads. said length 0f track being` inclined downwardly at'a suflicie'nt angle 'to reed blanks thcrcclcm;v by. gravity, and said l tracklength during normal operation of said ma'- 55 vchine being but partially filled with blanks wherebyto provide a variable storage of blanks between A said mechanism an'd said dies without losing Aco n vtrol of the'blanks. i

56.v In combination, a pair oftmechanisms for acting upon blanks,` means for transferring head, ed blanks f rom' 'one of said mechanisms 'to the other comprising Va. conduit; means for `electing' headed blanks from one of said mechanisms and Y feeding the same into said conduit in longitudinali" head-to-tail relationship, and means for slidablyV suspending blanks by'their-heads connecting said conduit with the other of said mechanisms arranged to receive` blanks from said conduit in sequence, support the sameby their heads,1and M guide said blanksto said other mechanism,'said lcst-ncmcdmccs comprising c -lengtn of track being inclined downwardly at Va vsuiiicient. angle to feed blanks. therealong by gravity, Said track 'J length during normal operation of said machine -bysaiddies and toolstosaidrollthreading .amava butpartially lled with whereby to ferring a headedblank acted upon by said co-opprovide a variable storage of blanks between said Ymechanisms without losing control cf the blanks.

57. In combination. a frame, a slide reciprocably mounted on said frame, ca -operating dies and toolscarried by said frame and slide for acting upon bolt blanks, a roll threading die mounted on said frame, a co-operating roll threading die mounted on said slide, and means to reciprocate one of said roll` threading dies with respectto the member on which it is mounted in such a manner asto provide an eiective stroke between said roll threading dies longer -than the stroke of' said slide, and means for feeding the blanks acted on dies 58. 'A bolt machine comprising a bed frame; It.L

Vrotatably mounted crankshaft therein, a heading slide mounted in said bed frame, means operatively connecting said slide and crankshaft to effect header 'slide reciprocation in response to crankshaft rotation, co-operating tools carried by an end of saidlieader slide and by said bedv frame for acting upon bolt blanks and producing a headed, bolt blank during eachcycle of the movement'of said headerslide, means for feeding elongated stock into said machine; means for cutting oif lengths of said stock to form boltblanks and presenting said blanks to said co-operating tools, a

pair of co-operating roll threading diespmeans operatively connecting one of said roll threading dies with'said crankshaft to eect reciprocation of said roll-threading dies in timed relation with said crankshaft rotation and said heading slide'H 'raient Nd.H 2,020,658.

reciprocation, the other of said roll threading dies mounted on said bed :or inns..

f cssrirrcirs s. Enos'nf slideandb'edframetoolstosaid thread rolling dies ldriving cycle ,of the movement of said header slide so that one of said headed blanks. is threaded by said pair of roll 5 dies during eachycle of the movement of the header slide.

59. A unitary machine for acting upon bolt blanks comprising a main frame, a slide reciprocably mounted in said frame, means for recipro- 10 eating said slide, @trimming w61 means carried by said slide and co-operating toolmeans carried by said frameto shape apolygonal head upon a. bolt blank when said'slide is reciprocated. means for presenting bolt blanks to said tool means; a 16 pointing mechanism comprising a chuck forgripping and holding bolt blanks, a cutting tool for cutting a point upon the end of a blankheld by Y said chuck, said chuck' and cutting, tool being Y relatively reciprocable to bring a blankheld by 20 the chuck into engagement with Ythev cutting tool, and said chuck and cutting -tool being relatively rotatable to cut the point, and means for transferring-the bolt blanks from said-trimming tool means to said pointing-mechanism in the same 25 consecutive order in `which the blanksare f trimmed, said pointing mechanism being timed with said reciprocating slide to point ajblank dur-A ing each cycleof movement, of said suda sind said c transferring meansbeing timedwith 1espectto30- said reciprocating slide to present a blank to'said pointing mechanism during eachcycle of the -movementofsaidsli ''ndannms'rfss It is -herebyc'zeryti'filiedx that error appears the pinted` spe`cfioatimof the abovey numbered patentrequring'correcton as f fol'lows: Page 14, second that Whe said' Letters Patent should-be' read lwith thisorrec'tion thereinjthat the saine may conform'to the recordof'the case vin the Patent Office. v Signed-and sealed this ztl'i'dair of lTanuary,'.A. D, 193e.'

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